archpriest

English

Etymology

arch- +‎ priest

Noun

archpriest (plural archpriests)

(Eastern Orthodox Church) The highest rank given to a married priest.
(Roman Catholic Church) An honorific title applied to a priest who has a specific function.

Translations

religious title/rank

Esperanto: ĉefpresbitero
Estonian: ülempreester
Finnish: arkkipappi
French: archiprêtre (fr) m
Galician: arcipreste m

German: Erzpriester (de) m
Ido: arkisacerdoto (io)
Polish: archiprezbiter m
Portuguese: arquipresbítero m, arquissacerdote m
Russian: протоиере́й (ru) m (protoijeréj) (Orthodox), первосвяще́нник (ru) m (pervosvjaščénnik)

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